tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60450613712679514732024-03-13T16:57:19.946-07:00Catherine Chi IllustrationCatherine Chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184558934751565342noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045061371267951473.post-40490337125927795812010-06-30T22:45:00.000-07:002010-06-30T23:00:14.047-07:00Musical Heroes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypanxdgAzUaVe4mWVhK2a9r3HeeSFJfU-bado5ebxhoGBk5WuC65m0rDbJwL0qd9Kd1cZCcsUSMWrxdnYJpVPtEbVS9llFSFeU1aGg7i_GCXzLVuVtbUg6dyW6JzAnTrUErmyHAb0eRo/s1600/bjork.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypanxdgAzUaVe4mWVhK2a9r3HeeSFJfU-bado5ebxhoGBk5WuC65m0rDbJwL0qd9Kd1cZCcsUSMWrxdnYJpVPtEbVS9llFSFeU1aGg7i_GCXzLVuVtbUg6dyW6JzAnTrUErmyHAb0eRo/s320/bjork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488812066767199346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD_Q4W3hcs_nVlaGaybK944md3JwNJDMzOSJkn6kDtH1Q7K42oiPQNOeixjd48SN0zh4Y8n9HpcTovFPjtF4SidlN5SsmMj6UZ1ffp5hmFSqA-v_XZourVMxUMJoJ2V46BqdqRh7IIfg/s1600/Freddymercury.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD_Q4W3hcs_nVlaGaybK944md3JwNJDMzOSJkn6kDtH1Q7K42oiPQNOeixjd48SN0zh4Y8n9HpcTovFPjtF4SidlN5SsmMj6UZ1ffp5hmFSqA-v_XZourVMxUMJoJ2V46BqdqRh7IIfg/s320/Freddymercury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488812071927488850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />I haven't done likenesses in a while, but here are two I've been working on. I decided to challenge myself and keep them simple. Björk started off as a type illustration assignment, so I went in a similar direction for Freddy Mercury. I'm going to do a few more. Any suggestions? I'm thinking Amy Winehouse.</span>Catherine Chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184558934751565342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045061371267951473.post-34989444050873578822010-05-29T08:33:00.000-07:002010-05-29T09:06:03.235-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love Conquers All</span><br />I <3 Retro Sci Fi. Part of my collaborative jewelry/trading card series with Amelia Tatro.<br />...What? A little birdie tells me they might be available at RISD Works during June.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWCAykXI9LfywLIZEWjf4-yQRMYOTkIA91fJ_UOZN4qjNyLwo_o8GXADojJ_SMJAm1B1cUE3nBLBU_QrONpMDrxZaFFvgAzldxHQtFV8Y_cWRZCNnGr-H-sGfujdsvplycXc-HwE92ns/s1600/spacegirlpinup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWCAykXI9LfywLIZEWjf4-yQRMYOTkIA91fJ_UOZN4qjNyLwo_o8GXADojJ_SMJAm1B1cUE3nBLBU_QrONpMDrxZaFFvgAzldxHQtFV8Y_cWRZCNnGr-H-sGfujdsvplycXc-HwE92ns/s320/spacegirlpinup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476719801264568642" border="0" /></a><br />Cover for <span style="font-style: italic;">Muties</span>. This is the version with tweaks, but I think I'm going to be making a few more changes. <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNztGUZkEaVzAVdYpwBhV9X7YP9IUaeA0zuKoBIMoRg2qnReKZiDtHopY24bTpU-cA-zLKekKggD0Elst1x0hQTX6gC-_-rCUeYN1eNLA8aLPWd7cnLgHjOMzOpbOokk2IlyUdSVv5Lf8/s1600/mutiescover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNztGUZkEaVzAVdYpwBhV9X7YP9IUaeA0zuKoBIMoRg2qnReKZiDtHopY24bTpU-cA-zLKekKggD0Elst1x0hQTX6gC-_-rCUeYN1eNLA8aLPWd7cnLgHjOMzOpbOokk2IlyUdSVv5Lf8/s320/mutiescover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476716331297434114" border="0" /></a></span>Catherine Chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184558934751565342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045061371267951473.post-11020737682705801152010-05-16T12:37:00.000-07:002010-05-16T13:03:29.775-07:00New Work!<span style="font-size:85%;">I've been a bad, bad, blogger. Here are a few new(ish) things:<br />Cover for an untitled Benjamin Franklin biography.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFby8tSPaly4nv8kRAkuHzwt4E1NPTouAOziBDTVrECWxiV1lvoJqDjMTCxIN_Sisu3jBb626mX4kxa7d32x1Z1VqQMhJKZEHiPAsIMO9et4QzoMWnJGmyCiSz33gsOcNMCzWmsElBjw/s1600/benfrank.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFby8tSPaly4nv8kRAkuHzwt4E1NPTouAOziBDTVrECWxiV1lvoJqDjMTCxIN_Sisu3jBb626mX4kxa7d32x1Z1VqQMhJKZEHiPAsIMO9et4QzoMWnJGmyCiSz33gsOcNMCzWmsElBjw/s320/benfrank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471957039888468354" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Apparently Ben Franklin was one of the first known American chess players, as well as something of a ladies man.</span><br />---<br />A couple of pin-up girls, for a collaborative jewelry project I'm working on with fellow pin-up enthusiast, and genuinely awesome person, Amelia Tatro (more details to follow).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBd-tDtCTJBQ_TIFm9SNyBTbfWu3TxF6tkYZ76UinG0-Ku4xfBxI8AQGSXKAaICSvECmiyjdI4uWoxxgkc5SIOWtlzE_5v7Syiw53Sbu5cYOeQkkXAvGXfmKt1JL0nczEvNUrh2YcDYQ/s1600/pinupcardmockup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBd-tDtCTJBQ_TIFm9SNyBTbfWu3TxF6tkYZ76UinG0-Ku4xfBxI8AQGSXKAaICSvECmiyjdI4uWoxxgkc5SIOWtlzE_5v7Syiw53Sbu5cYOeQkkXAvGXfmKt1JL0nczEvNUrh2YcDYQ/s320/pinupcardmockup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471957048464899218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZOONH-p3pBesGsx9DSCUM8aEIGqOWE-3IiidQ6jNqtv0TBR8QgWbJVxyL0vRsIs7KcdhD4ueI4Zdsyv4zADmIcE-Al6XKpQ8zyfy4taCjaSr81_Ol_Rj65C_830ypdUsHbgq9RMErtE/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZOONH-p3pBesGsx9DSCUM8aEIGqOWE-3IiidQ6jNqtv0TBR8QgWbJVxyL0vRsIs7KcdhD4ueI4Zdsyv4zADmIcE-Al6XKpQ8zyfy4taCjaSr81_Ol_Rj65C_830ypdUsHbgq9RMErtE/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471957066232483666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFozTAYwyHH6i3YE0UScDt6Xgq7o11ptYnfRqlpITrpCst0wwqOfT2Q8Mco4rHHbn-1NVS-JTA13lbKZUax8XXrS5gPF17G7osi08uHFtDsOE-OPN8f51iIWOi4lHjy-s-urxc2ODQ_ww/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFozTAYwyHH6i3YE0UScDt6Xgq7o11ptYnfRqlpITrpCst0wwqOfT2Q8Mco4rHHbn-1NVS-JTA13lbKZUax8XXrS5gPF17G7osi08uHFtDsOE-OPN8f51iIWOi4lHjy-s-urxc2ODQ_ww/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471957060918507858" border="0" /></a><br />---<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >And now for a complete change of pace:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Cover for A Midsummer Night's Dream.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL0C9ioEtQYlznoqRg0-5F4DkAismMh_C_437Ib8_IHzUR1uMT_ZeWIBIj8HAVrg8mnz85PWjKUGiBlSapXqgwWa7VV23BgVtuw7_Soa_B8Lwa5jaacqbA-ihjiRrQmf2RpE5RDnnD_8/s1600/cchiapplied01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL0C9ioEtQYlznoqRg0-5F4DkAismMh_C_437Ib8_IHzUR1uMT_ZeWIBIj8HAVrg8mnz85PWjKUGiBlSapXqgwWa7VV23BgVtuw7_Soa_B8Lwa5jaacqbA-ihjiRrQmf2RpE5RDnnD_8/s320/cchiapplied01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471957068121732178" border="0" /></a><br /></span>Catherine Chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184558934751565342noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045061371267951473.post-86955060147165616752010-04-06T19:18:00.000-07:002010-04-07T04:52:13.904-07:00Hello World!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SiLzJZawwEdwQxcUiuEWTicR5rnL1Wl2gQ8_dBrmiLiGbdwq2YxRZV2zUnGnIFAz6xEg4QrcTMTN8TnJtVRFK1E2HeDK3TRYwkGUfY-YcAcevnEN5H4ZbKsqX73qxhvThPPgMeHVNto/s1600/hair2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SiLzJZawwEdwQxcUiuEWTicR5rnL1Wl2gQ8_dBrmiLiGbdwq2YxRZV2zUnGnIFAz6xEg4QrcTMTN8TnJtVRFK1E2HeDK3TRYwkGUfY-YcAcevnEN5H4ZbKsqX73qxhvThPPgMeHVNto/s320/hair2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457362082887371874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm a soon-to-be-graduating Illustration Senior at the Rhode Island School of Design.<br />I love and am inspired by classic cinema and corny technicolor musicals, fairy tales, pulp covers, period fashion, vintage ads and real Chinese food. I plan to update this blog with plenty of sketchbook, in progress and finished work, so check back often!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><-- Here's some new work to start. I might add color to this eventually, but for now I like it in almost black and white. </span>Catherine Chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184558934751565342noreply@blogger.com2